1. Structure of 2015 TEEMA Report 8
1.1 Evaluation of Chinese Cities' Comprehensive Competitiveness 8
1.1.1 City Competitiveness 8
1.1.2 Investment Environment 8
1.1.3 Investment Risks 8
1.1.4 Degree of Recommendation by Taiwanese Vendors 9
1.2 TEEMA Survey Sample Collection from 2011 to 2015 10
1.3 Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Industries 11
1.4 Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Investment Locations 13
1.5 Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment Plans 14
1.6 Taiwanese Vendors' Business Performance in China 15
1.7 Taiwanese Vendors' Business Disputes in China 16
1.8 Chinese Cities for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment 20
1.9 Chinese Cities for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment by Industry 21
1.9.1 High-Tech Industry 21
1.9.2 Traditional Industry 21
1.9.3 Service Industry 21
2. TEEMA's Survey of the Overall Competitiveness of Chinese Cities 22
2.1 2015 TEEMA Ranking of the Overall Competitiveness of Chinese Cities 23
2.1.1 Suzhou Industrial Park 24
2.1.2 Outer District of Xiamen Island 25
2.1.3 Chengdu 27
2.1.4 Suzhou Downtown 29
2.1.5 Hangzhou Xiaoshan 30
2.2 Analysis of Changes in Recommendation Level Ratings in the 2014 and 2015 TEEMA Survey Reports 58
2.2.1 City Districts Included in 2015 TEEMA Survey 59
2.2.2 Changes in the Investment Environment of the Cities Included for Evaluation in the 2014 and 2015 TEEMA Surveys 60
2.2.3 Changes in the Overall Competitiveness of Investment Environment of the Cities Included for Evaluation in the 2014 and 2015 TEEMA Surveys 60
2.2.4 Changes in the Grade-A (Highly Recommended) Cities in the 2014 and 2015 TEEMA Surveys 61
2.2.5 Changes in the Grade-D (Not Recommended at Present) Cities in the 2014 and 2015 TEEMA Surveys 61
2.3 The 2015 TEEMA Survey Report Ranking of China's 11 Major Economic Zones 61
2.4 Analysis of the Cities that Posted the Biggest Improvement in Ranking in the 2014 – 2015 TEEMA Reports 75
2.5 Analysis of the Cities that Posted the Biggest Fall in Ranking in the 2014 – 2015 TEEMA Reports 76
Appendix 78
Glossary of Terms 78
List of Companies 79

Overview of the structure of the 2015 TEEMA (Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association) Report, which evaluates the competitiveness of Chinese cities from the view of Taiwanese vendors who are running business in China

Ranking of the overall competitiveness of Chinese cities based on the four aspects: (1) City competitiveness; (2) Investment environment; (3) Level of investment risk; (4) Level of recommendation by Taiwanese vendors; also included are an analysis of changes in recommendation level ratings in the 2014 and 2015 TEEMA reports and the ranking of China's 11 major economic zones
 

Figure 1: Highly Recommended Cities, 2014 – 2015 58
Figure 2: Recommended City, 2014 – 2015 58
Figure 3: Recommended with Reservations Cities, 2014 – 2015 59
Figure 4: Not Recommended Cities at Present, 2014 – 2015 59
Figure 5: General Performance Rating for City in Different Economic Zones by TEEMA 2015 Report 66
Figure 6: Western Triangle Economic Zone's General Ranking by District, 2015 66
Figure 7: Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone's General Ranking by City and District, 2015 67
Figure 7: Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone's General Ranking by City and District, 2015 (Continued) 68
Figure 8: Yellow River Delta Economic Zone's General Ranking by City and District, 2015 68
Figure 9: Bohai Economic Rim's General Ranking by City and District, 2015 69
Figure 10: Central Triangle Economic Zone's General Ranking by City and District, 2015 70
Figure 11: Western China Economic Zone's General Ranking by City and District, 2015 71
Figure 12: Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone's General Ranking by City and District, 2015 71
Figure 13: Central Chinese Economic Zone's General Ranking by City and District, 2015 72
Figure 14: Pan-North Bay Economic Zone's General Ranking by City and District, 2015 73
Figure 15: The Ranking of the Cities in Northeast China, 2015 73
Figure 16: Pearl River Delta Economic Zone's General Ranking by City and District, 2015 74
Figure 17: 11 Chinese Economic Zones' General Ranking, 2015 74

Table 1: Categories and Indicators of the TEEMA Report 2015 9
Table 2: TEEMA Survey Sample Collection by Region, 2011 – 2015 11
Table 3: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Business Operating by Industries, 2011 – 2015 12
Table 4: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Business Operating by Invested Locations, 2011 – 2015 13
Table 5: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment Plans, 2011 – 2015 15
Table 6: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Performance in China, 2015 16
Table 7: Taiwanese Companies' Business Disputes by Region, 2015 17
Table 8: Growth of Disputes Encountered by Taiwanese Vendors in China, 2014 – 2015 18
Table 9: Resolution Approaches and the Degree of Satisfaction with the Resolution, 2015 19
Table 10: Places for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment, 2011 – 2015 20
Table 11: Places for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment by Industry, 2015 22
Table 12: 2015 TEEMA's Survey of the Overall Competitiveness of Chinese Cities 33
Table 13: TEEMA's Survey of Chinese City Recommendation Level by Taiwanese Vendors, 2011 – 2015 43
Table 14: Percentage of Chinese City Recommendation Level by Region, 2006 – 2015 47
Table 15: Changes in Chinese City Recommendation Level, 2000 – 2015 49
Table 16: Cities that Posted Improvement in Ranking in the 2014 – 2015 TEEMA Reports 75
Table 17: Cities that Posted Deterioration in Ranking in the 2014 – 2015 TEEMA Reports 76